Just two weeks after the red band trailer debuted, Warner Bros. has released a slew of new photos for Get Hard, arriving in theaters March 27. The upcoming comedy brings comedy superstars Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart together for the first time, with the story of one man who will do whatever it takes to survive in prison. Etan Cohen, the screenwriter behind Idiocracy, Tropic Thunder, Men in Black 3 and the upcoming Scouts Vs. Zombies, makes his directorial debut with Get Hard.

When millionaire hedge fund manager James (Will Ferrell) is nailed for fraud and bound for a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in order. Desperate, he turns to Darnell (Kevin Hart) to prep him for a life behind bars. But despite James' one-percenter assumptions, Darnell is a hard-working small business owner who has never received a parking ticket, let alone been to prison. Together, the two men do whatever it takes for James to "get hard" and, in the process, discover how wrong they were about a lot of things - including each other.

The supporting cast is rounded out by Alison Brie, T.I., Paul Ben-Victor, Vanessa Amaya and Taryn Terrell in what could be the first big comedy hit of 2015. Do you think Get Hard has what it takes to bring in the big bucks at the box office later this month? Take a look at the photos and chime in with your thoughts below.

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Get Hard was released March 27th, 2015 and stars Alison Brie, Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Mariana Paola Vicente, Paul Ben-Victor, T.I., Vanessa Amaya, Lizeth Hutchings. The film is directed by Etan Cohen.

The biggest comedy of March is sure to be Get Hard. It brings in the legendary Will Ferrell to spar with current box office champ Kevin Hart in what could be an instant classic. After the debut of the first two trailers earlier in the year, Kevin Hart used his own personal Faecbook to launch the new restricted trailer. Warning: This latest footage may be too filthy and too funny for anyone under 18 to handle!

When millionaire hedge fund manager James (Will Ferrell is nailed for fraud and bound for a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in order. Desperate, he turns to Darnell (Kevin Hart) to prep him for a life behind bars. But despite James' one-percenter assumptions, Darnell is a hard-working small business owner who has never received a parking ticket, let alone been to prison.

Together, the two men do whatever it takes for James to "get hard" and, in the process, discover how wrong they were about a lot of things - including each other. Also starring Alison Brie, T.I., and Mariana Paola Vicente, Get Hard is the perfect kickstarter for Spring Break 2015. Check out the latest footage here:

Get Hard was released March 27th, 2015 and stars Alison Brie, Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Mariana Paola Vicente, Paul Ben-Victor, T.I., Vanessa Amaya, Lizeth Hutchings. The film is directed by Etan Cohen.

The story centers on a married couple, with Will Ferrell playing the husband, who somehow manage to lose their daughter's college fund. To earn back the money they lost, they team up with their neighbors to open an illegal casino out of their basement. New Line Cinema is putting the project on the fast track, with the studio eyeing an August production start.

Will Ferrell is producing with his Gary Sanchez Production partner Adam McKay along with Good Universe. Chris Henchy and Jessica Elbaum are attached to executive produce, with Richard Brener, Michael Disco and Sam Brown overseeing the project for New Line.

Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O'Brien also wrote Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, which has Zac Efron and Adam DeVine attached to star. Will Ferrell will next be seen in Get Hard alongside Kevin Hart, which hits theaters March 27.

The House comes to theaters in 2016 and stars Will Ferrell. The film is directed by Andrew J. Cohen.

Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for the new R rated comedy Get Hard. When millionaire hedge fund manager James (Will Ferrell) is nailed for fraud and bound for a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him 30 days to get his affairs in order. Desperate, he turns to Darnell (Kevin Hart) to prep him for a life behind bars.

But despite James' one-percenter assumptions, Darnell is a hard-working small business owner who has never received a parking ticket, let alone been to prison. Together, the two men do whatever it takes for James to "get hard". And, in the process, discover how wrong they were about a lot of things...Including each other.

Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart join forces for the first time in the feature comedy Get Hard, also starring Tip "T.I." Harris, Alison Brie, and Craig T. Nelson. The film is directed by Etan Cohen, making his feature directorial debut following a successful writing career, with credits including "Tropic Thunder." Get Hard is scheduled to open nationwide on Friday, March 27, 2015. Check out the first footage right now:

Get Hard was released March 27th, 2015 and stars Alison Brie, Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Mariana Paola Vicente, Paul Ben-Victor, T.I., Vanessa Amaya, Lizeth Hutchings. The film is directed by Etan Cohen.

Sony Pictures has acquired an untitled pitch from Mosaic as a starring vehicle for Will Ferrell. The project is based on an idea internally developed at Mosaic, which centers on the highly-competitive world of a Shakespearean theater company. No details were given for Will Ferrell's character at this time.

David Guion and Michael Handelman are currently writing the screenplay. Michael De Luca and Jonathan Kadin are overseeing the project for Sony Pictures. It isn't known when production may begin on the untitled comedy.

Sony Pictures and Will Ferrell have had a successful partnership in the past, with hits such as Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Step Brothers and The Other Guys. The studio recently acquired a buddy comedy pitch entitled Border Guards, which has Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly attached to star. The actor will next be seen in Get Hard alongside Kevin Hart.

David Guion and Michael Handelman's other screenplay credits include Dinner for Schmucks and The Ex. Their upcoming action-adventure sequel Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb hits theaters on December 19.

The story centers on Will Ferrell's James King, a wealthy investment banker who is found guilty of committing fraud and sent to San Quentin prison. In order to prepare himself for the time he's about to serve, James hires Darnell (Kevin Hart), a car-washer he's mistaken for an ex-con. Despite being insulted by James' insinuation, Darnell takes the job, offering James tips on how to survive in prison so he can help provide his family with a better life.

The first trailer for Get Hard is set to debut Tuesday, November 25, so be sure to check back next week for the new footage. In the meantime, take a look as Darnell helps James Get Hard by giving him some cornrows.

Get Hard was released March 27th, 2015 and stars Alison Brie, Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Mariana Paola Vicente, Paul Ben-Victor, T.I., Vanessa Amaya, Lizeth Hutchings. The film is directed by Etan Cohen.

Will Ferrell is going to prison in the new comedy Get Hard, and enlists the help of comedian Kevin Hart to prepare him for the experience. USA Today has our first look at this March 2015 release with a set of three photos that include both actors.

Will Ferrell stars as white-collar criminal James King, a Bernie Madoff clone who gets busted for embezzling millions of dollars. Fed up with seeing these types of men go mostly unpunished, a hardened judge decides to send King off to San Quentin. In a panic, the convicted felon decides to enlist the help of a career criminal to help get him ready for his extended stay behind bars. Only problem is, he's picked the wrong man for help, a car washer with no prior record.

"I wrongly assume he has a criminal record. And before he punches me in the face for that, I offer him too much money to say no. Darnell is pretending to be a thug so he can help his family to a better life. That's the leaping-off point."

This premise led to quite a bit of improv on set. Says Kevin Hart about the experience:

"Come on, man, you have Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart, you know doggone well we're not staying on the script. There was tons of improv. Sometimes it would fall flat, and then we'd nail it - home run."

Check out the two comedians as they prepare for their stretch of hard prison time in Get Hard.

Get Hard was released March 27th, 2015 and stars Alison Brie, Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Mariana Paola Vicente, Paul Ben-Victor, T.I., Vanessa Amaya, Lizeth Hutchings. The film is directed by Etan Cohen.

Will Ferrell will star as a mild-mannered radio executive who is forced to compete with his stepson's real father, a freewheeling freeloader played by Mark Wahlberg. Complications ensue, and the two find themselves competing or the love of their child with varying degrees of success.

The movie only moved forward after a co-financier stepped up in the form of Red Granite. They also got the long-gestating Dumb and Dumber To off the ground, which hits theaters this month.

Daddy's Home was originally set to start filming last year with Vince Vaughn in the Mark Wahlberg role. Etan Cohen was going to direct, but the project soon fell apart. Now its back on track and moving swiftly.

Daddy's Home was released in 2014 and stars Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell. The film is directed by Sean Anders.

The story is adapted from Steve Erickson's 2007 novel of the same name, which follows a loner and a film-obsessed architecture student (James Franco) who comes to Hollywood in the 1960s to pursue a career in the movie business. He has tattoos of A Place in the Sun stars Montgomery Clift and Elizabeth Taylor on his bald head, and upon his arrival in Hollywood, he becomes mistaken for one of the murderers in the Charles Manson family. He eventually lands a job as a film editor, where he discovers a secret film hidden within the frames of every movie ever made, while encountering former starlets, burglars, political guerrillas, punk musicians and veteran filmmakers.

Seth Rogen is playing Viking Man, a "cigar-chomping surf hippy" who serves as a guide to James Franco's character. Megan Fox is playing a femme fatale named Soledad, while Jacki Weaver plays a fellow film editor and mentor to the main character. Danny McBride is playing a "sinister financier," although no details were given for the characters played by Will Ferrell, Dave Franco, Craig Robinson, Joey King and Horatio Sanz.

James Franco is directing from an adapted script by Paul Felten and Ian Olds, with the filmmaker/star also producing alongside Vince Jolivette, Caroline Aragon and Michael Mendelsohn.

Take a look at some of the photos from the set, which James Franco released through his Instagram page.

Zeroville comes to theaters in 2015 and stars James Franco, Seth Rogen, Megan Fox, Will Ferrell, Jacki Weaver, Danny McBride, Dave Franco, Craig Robinson. The film is directed by James Franco.

The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that they have closed the deal on rights to screenwriter April Prosser's comedy Plus One. Gloria Sanchez Productions, the division of Gary Sanchez Productions dedicated to female-driven film and TV projects, will produce with executives Jessica Elbaum, Will Ferrell and Adam McKay taking lead.

This will mark the second feature to go into development for Prosser, whose screenplay The One That Got Away landed her on the 2012 Black List and is being produced by Mason Novick and directed by Ari Sandel at Amazon Studios. Julie Rapaport and Melissa Wells will oversee production on Plus One for TWC.

In Plus One, Rachel comes out of a long-term relationship only to realize all her friends have married off and there's no one single left to go out with... except Summer, the loud, sexually-oversharing wild card who is now Rachel's only option for a wing woman.

TWC Co-Chairman Harvey Weinstein had this to say in a statement.

"We're thrilled to be on board with this hilarious and smart film by talented up-and-comer April Prosser. Her script drew one of the strongest responses from our team that I've seen in a while. Female-driven comedies continue to be a tremendously exciting force in film these days and we couldn't be more delighted to be behind one of this caliber alongside the amazing comedic minds at Gloria Sanchez."

Gloria Sanchez Productions had this to say in a statement.

"I have wanted to win an Oscar since I saw Gwyneth Paltrow win for Shakespeare in Love. I just found out Harvey has 79 of them. We're honored to work with such a talented company and we want an Oscar. I promise to leave Gwyneth alone now."

Zoolander 2 is one of those sequels that we always hear about, that may never happen. When last we reported on the movie, Ben Stiller made it clear that the long-gestating sequel "Wasn't happening anytime soon." Three months later, original cast member Will Ferrell is singing a different tune. He claims he will return as villain Mugatu, and that the screenplay is complete enough that a table read is happening sometime in the near future.

It's been 13 years since the original Zoolander hit theaters, and its not incredibly clear how anticipated a follow-up actually is. Sure, the movie has its hardcore fans. But is an audience for a sequel still there? Will Ferrell thinks so, and he can't wait to get back into character as fashion mogul Jacobim Mugatu, who in the original brainwashed fashion model Derek into assassinating the new progressive-leaning Prime Minister of Malaysia. Mugatu is arrested at the end of the first movie for trying to kill the Minister himself with a throwing star.

"We are actually supposed to do a read-through of a sequel script soon, and Mugatu is a part of it."

A month ago, director/writer Justin Theroux revealed that the script is finished and that talks are starting to heat up with Paramount.

"Yeah, we've got a script for the sequel, and we've just been in talks again. We're trying to sharpen it and hone it and, actually, I don't want to jinx anything, but it looks like it actually might be starting to get up and running... It's actually been a little hard with the show, but now I'm back full-time to dedicate time toward doing it. I met with Ben [Stiller] a couple times when I was in New York doing The Leftovers, and then I'm meeting again with him probably in September."

It was also revealed at that time that Justin Theroux might not actually direct the comedy sequel, with the reigns reverting back to Ben Stiller. So, it's still up in the air who will direct, it seems.

"I don't think I'm going to [direct] it anymore. It really depends on whether the show gets picked up. If it gets picked up, then I don't think I'll have the time to do it. So it'll probably get handed to Ben, which would be awesome."

Gary Sanchez Studios partners Will Ferrell, Adam McKay and Chris Henchy are teaming up to executive produce Henchmen, based on the animated short film Henchmen: Ill Suited from Bron Studios.

The short film follows a janitor who works at a bad guy museum in Supervillain City, who somehow gets a hold of a high-powered space suit and causes all sorts of havoc and mayhem. The animated feature will include this character, but it will also focus on a "fallen henchman" named Hank, who is overseeing a "motley crew of blue-collar workers in the Union of Evil." Hank must take a risk for the first time in his life to rescue the janitor in the super suit and save the missing woman he secretly loves. Henchmen: Ill Suited will premiere at the SIGGRAPH 2014 animation convention in Vancouver later this week.

Adam Wood, who directed the Henchman short film, is returning to direct the feature version, from a script rewrite by Dennis McNicholas (Land of the Lost, The Ladies Man). Aaron L. Gilbert and Luke Carroll are producing for Bron.

Gary Sanchez Productions and Bron previously worked together on Welcome to Me, starring Kristen Wiig, which premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival next month.

We first reported on the project in October, when Mark Amin's Sobini Films partnered with David Permut's Permut Presentations and Richard Waltzer's Chautauqua Entertainment to acquire the screenplay written by Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons writer Chris Cluess.

The plot is based on the true story of how Russ Meyer, best known for soft-core erotic films such as Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, was offered to direct Beyond the Valley of the Dolls by 20th Century Fox. The filmmaker agreed, but only under the condition that Roger Ebert, then the third-string film critic at the Chicago Sun Times, write the script. Roger Ebert wrote one of the few positive reviews of Russ Meyer's work. The plot follows these filmmakers and their struggles with the studio system and the ratings board. The movie was one of the few major studio releases that garnered an X rating, but the filmmakers were eventually vindicated when it became a profitable hit. Both Russ Meyer and Roger Ebert remained friends until Russ Meyer passed away in 2004. Roger Ebert passed away in April 2013.

While the project does not have a director attached yet, Edgar Wright has expressed interest, and actors such as Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen are reportedly interested in playing Roger Ebert.

Will Ferrell recently starred in The Lego Movie, and he will next be seen in Get Hard.

The duo will be working with Jimmy Miller's Mosaic through their Gary Sanchez Productions banner. The movie will follow the same story as the original series, which is about a man who fights crime with his ability to morph into various different animals.

Debuting in 1983, Manimal stared Simon MacCorkindale as Dr. Jonathan Chase, a dashing and wealthy man raised in Africa who claimed to be "master of the secrets that divide man from animal." The show only ran for 8 episodes before getting canceled. The movie itself will be a CG animated/Live-action hybrid, and is being re-envisioned as an action comedy.

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay decided to move on Manimal after finishing Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. About taking on the job, Adam McKay stated,

"I think it's right down our alley, it's what we do. It's tongue-in-cheek and has an action component, but overall it's a comedy. Like The Catcher In The Rye or The Sound And The Fury, Manimal has always been one of those elusive projects every producer dreams of taking to the silver screen. I know the movie will be funny and entertaining, but will it be the first film to win a Pulitzer? We'll just have to see."

The hunt is now on for a director. It is unclear if Will Ferrell will take on the role of Dr. Jonathan Chase, but it seems like a perfect fit.

The project was set to star Will Ferrell and Vince Vaughnlast year, with Etan Cohen set to direct, but that version fell apart. Mark Wahlberg has stepped in to play a freeloading man who learns his ex-wife re-married an uptight radio executive (Will Ferrell), who wants to be the best stepfather in the world. The real father returns to town, causing the stepfather to compete for the children's affection.

Sean Anders and John Morris are in talks to direct from a screenplay by Brian Burns, Chris Henchy, Adam McKay and Etan Cohen. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are producing through their Gary Sanchez Productions company, alongside Good Universe's Joseph Drake and Nathan Kahane, Matt Leonetti and Spencer Wong. No production schedule was given.

Mark Wahlberg will next be seen in Paramount's Transformers: Age of Extinction, and Will Ferrell has Get Hard arriving in theaters next year.

Daddy's Home was released in 2014 and stars Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell. The film is directed by Sean Anders.

The story centers on Daniel Asa Rose (Will Ferrell), who travels to China with his awkward cousin (Zach Galifianakis) and his mail-order bride to secure an illegal kidney transplant that will save his life.

Richard Linklater is directing, although it isn't known if there is a screenwriter attached at this time, or if the filmmaker plans on adapting the book himself. Scott Aversano is producing the adaptation, which balances comedy with life and death stakes. The Focus Features bio page for the producer's film That Awkward Moment reveals Larry's Kidney will start shooting this spring, although it isn't known if production is under way or not. It also isn't known if the production will shoot in China, which is one of the fastest growing movie markets in the world.

Will Ferrell recently starred in the blockbuster The Lego Movie, and he will next be seen in Get Hard. Zach Galifianakis had a cameo in this spring's Muppets Most Wanted, and he will next be seen in Birdman.

Chris Henchy has been tapped to write the screenplay. He is Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's partner at Gary Sanchez, and also wrote the script for The Campaign. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay will serve as executive producers for the project, which is still in the early stages of development.

The Flintstones debuted in 1960, producing 176 episodes in its six seasons on the air, setting a record for the longest-running animated series until The Simpsons shattered that mark. The show follows Fred Flintstone, his wife Wilma and their neighbors Barney and Betty Rubble, who live in the quaint town of Bedrock. No story details were given for this new version.

The TV series spawned the 1994 live-action movie The Flintstones, which starred John Goodman, Elizabeth Perkins, Rick Moranis and Rosie O'Donnell and the 2000 sequel The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas. We reported in 2011 that Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane was working on a reboot for Fox Television, but it never materialized.

It isn't known when this might hit theaters, but the news comes just one day after the studio's Warner Animation Group set February 10, 2017 and February 9, 2018 release dates for two unspecified animated projects.

Tri-Star Pictures has pre-emptively acquired a comedy pitch entitled The Yank, which has Will Ferrell attached to star.

The script will be written by Steve Pink and Jeff Morris, which follows a timid insurance courier (Will Ferrell) who gets caught up in a plot to steal the Crown Jewels in London. Mosaic is producing alongside Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez Productions.

The project doesn't have a director attached at this time, and no production schedule has been given. Will Ferrell most recently starred in The Lego Movie, and he will next be seen in Get Hard.

This project is the second star-driven project Tom Rothman's Tri-Star has landed this month, following their acquisition of Ricki and the Flash, which stars Meryl Streep as a woman who works at a grocery store by day, and moonlights as a hard rocker at night. Jonathan Demme is directing that project from a script by Diablo Cody. Tri-Star is also prepping To Walk the Clouds, which stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Philippe Petit, the man who walked between New York's Twin Towers on a tightrope in 1974. Ben Kingsley, James Badge Dale and Charlotte Le Bon co-star in this drama from director Robert Zemeckis.

The story, written by Jesse Armstrong (In the Loop, Four Lions), centers on two friends (Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly) who decide to become border patrol guards to add some purpose to their lives. After they become accidentally stranded in Mexico without identification, these friends must try to sneak back into America.

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are producing with their Gary Sanchez Productions partner Kevin J. Messick, with Michael De Luca and Jonathan Kadin overseeing the project for Sony.

Will Ferrell most recently lent his voice to The Lego Movie, and he will next be seen in Get Hard alongside Kevin Hart. John C. Reilly will next be seen in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and he also narrates the Disneynature documentary Bears, opening in theaters April 18.

The script, written by Steve Conrad (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty), is based on the 2013 ESPN article "The Match Maker: Bobby Riggs, the Mafia and the Battle of the Sexes," which follows the high-profile rivalry between between the 29-year-old Billie Jean King and 55-year-old Bobby Riggs that lead to their match dubbed "The Battle of the Sexes."

The televised match, which Billie Jean King won, was watched by over 50 million viewers. No plot details were revealed, but the ESPN article brought to light several of the behind-the-scenes issues that most viewers didn't know about.

Insiders claim that Will Ferrell's passion for tennis is what lead Chernin Entertainment's Peter Chernin to pursue this story. The actor is well known for being a huge sports fan, who is consistently seen at USC football and Los Angeles Lakers games. He is also no stranger to sports movies, portraying a basketball player in Semi-Pro and a soccer coach in Kicking and Screaming.

Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping are producing for Chernin Entertainment, alongside Gary Sanchez Productions' Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. No production schedule was released.

Will Ferrell most recently lent his voice to The Lego Movie and he was last seen in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.

Ordinary, everyday hero Emmet (Chris Pratt) has been called onto save LEGO world from President Business (Will Ferrell) in the first international The Lego Movie TV spot, where he promises he can be dark and brooding, just like his idol Batman (Will Arnett). It's too bad that he only disappoints the caped crusader with his love of rainbows. Check out the latest footage from this upcoming family comedy, which arrives in theaters early in the New Year.

The Lego Movie was released February 7th, 2014 and stars Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Berry, Alison Brie, David Burrows, Anthony Daniels, Charlie Day, Amanda Farinos. The film is directed by Phil Lord, Chris Miller.

Yesterday, Ron Burgundy wished us all a Happy Halloween. He also wishes Britain a safe and Happy Samhain, with a second special message for international fans of the Channel 4 news team. Watch as he gleefully celebrates the spirit of the holidays and calls out the country for not supporting the fun festive sport of drunken adults dressed as serial killers hiding in the front garden, giving strange children candy. Will Ferrell stays in character as the Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues promotional train continues to steam roll through the fall holidays.

With the 70's behind him, San Diego's top rated newsman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), returns to the news desk in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Also back for more are Ron's co-anchor and wife, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), weather man Brick Tamland (Steve Carell), man on the street Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd) and sports guy Champ Kind (David Koechner) - All of whom won't make it easy to stay classy...while taking the country's first 24-hour news channel by storm. We have the new poster, a new banner, and now you can countdown the minutes until the news teams is back on December 20. The World is watching! You can also hip up your lip with the Ron Burgundy Mustache Maker: clickHere Or, play an arousing game of Pants, No Pants: clickHere

A new photo fresh from the set of the highly anticipated comedy sequel Anchorman: The Legend Continues has people asking, "Is that Ron Burgundy and his son?" It seems the sexy 70s news anchor may have entered the 80s a father. The question is, did he impregnate ladylove Veronica Corningstone? Or is this the result of some hot flute playing and a torrid one-night affair drenched in Scotch? Take a look at the photo for yourself, and decide whether he has Ron's (Will Ferrell) Eyes, Veronica's nose (Christina Applegate), or...Wait...Is that a little Brick (Steve Carell) shining through those rosy cheeks? All will be answered this Christmas, when Anchorman: The Legend Continues goes Kramer vs. Kramer on an audience that has no reference point for that long forgotten Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep classic.

The story centers on Leonard and Gabe, two best friends who bonded over the annual Devil's Night holiday that eventually lead to their friendship's abrupt ending. 15 years later, Leonard and Gabe must reunite to help save their town from massive destruction and chaos. The title refers to October 30, which, in the 1970s and 1980s, was an unofficial "holiday" where young men and women would commit acts of vandalism and arson. Devil's Night was previously referenced in The Crow and Grosse Pointe Blank.

Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul wrote the screenplay, with Will Ferrell and Adam McKay producing through their Gary Sanchez Productions company. No production schedule was given.

To help promote his upcoming comedy sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, Will Ferrell appears as Ron Burgundy in a series of six new commercials for the 2014 Dodge Durango. Watch as this infamous anchorman makes fun of a horse, runs off a pair of ballroom dancers and has trouble pronouncing the acronym MPG. Fans can also visit BurgundyDodge.com for more information on the vehicle. Adam McKay directs this comedy sequel, co-starring Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and David Koechner, arriving in theaters December 20.

The story centers on an affluent investment banker (Will Ferrell) who is sent to prison for a crime he didn't commit. Before he is locked up, he "trains" for prison life with the man who washes his car (Kevin Hart).

Ian Roberts and Jay Martel (The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard) wrote the screenplay, with Will Ferrell attached to produce through his Gary Sanchez Productions company. Production will likely come together very quickly, since Warner Bros. wants to lock down the project before the actors commit to any other movies.

Etan Cohen is best known for his work as a screenwriter, penning the scripts for Idiocracy, Tropic Thunder and Men in Black 3. He is also attached to direct Daddy's Home for Will Ferrell and Paramount.

Get Hard was released March 27th, 2015 and stars Alison Brie, Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Mariana Paola Vicente, Paul Ben-Victor, T.I., Vanessa Amaya, Lizeth Hutchings. The film is directed by Etan Cohen.

Since production just started this week, it's not terribly surprising that the first trailer for The Spoils of Babylon does not include any actual footage. Instead, the video touts the literary prowess of famous fictional author Eric Jonrosh (Will Ferrell), whose "book" this six-episode mini-series is based on. Kristen Wiig and Tobey Maguire star as adopted siblings Cythina and Devon Moorehouse, who run the oil business started by their father Jonas (Tim Robbins) while fighting romantic urges they have for one another. Jessica Alba, Val Kilmer, Haley Joel Osment, and Michael Sheen are also confirmed to star in this series, debuting on IFC in early 2014.

The Spoils of Babylon is a television adaptation of a best-selling epic novel by fictional famous author Eric Jonrosh (Ferrell) whose library spans 57 best sellers in 85 different languages. Jonrosh's other titles include: The Spoils of Galaxy 7, The Spoils of Grasping for God, The Spoils of the Sahara, The Spoils of the Singing Night Squirrel, The Spoils of the Weeping Falcon, and The Spoils Beneath the Sea.

The Spoils of Babylon, a century-spanning saga, chronicles the sexy and dramatic lives of the Morehouse family, led by Jonas Morehouse (Robbins), his daughter Cynthia (Wiig) and her adopted brother Devon (Maguire) who made their fortune in the oil business. The series takes viewers from the oil fields of Texas to boardrooms in New York City, through war torn battlefields and velvet-sheeted bedrooms.

Cynthia and Devon's unbridled and taboo passion for one another cannot be prevented. Add in Cynthia's evil son Winston (Osment), her put upon husband Chet Halner (Sheen), and Devon's new love interest Dixie Mellonworth (Alba), and the booze, the pills, more passion, more pills and the heartache, and you have a mercurial potboiler. Then add in illegal arms deals, international espionage, the Shah of Iran (Ferrell), and two US Army Generals (Kilmer, Steve Tom) and it begins to overflow with boiling liquid in a pot on a hot stove that is operational.

The story is an "adaptation" of a novel by fictitious author Eric Jonrosh (Will Ferrell), which tells the epic story of the Morehouse family. This wealthy family controls an oil conglomerate, the seventh largest company in the world. Tobey Maguire is playing Devon Morehouse, who was adopted at a young age by Jonas Morehouse and his daughter Cynthia (Kristen Wiig). Devon and Jonas would grow up to run the family business, while fighting the romantic feelings they have for each other. Will Ferrell is also playing the Shah of Iran, who leads Devon and Cynthia into a world of illegal arms trades and international espionage.

Matt Piedmont (Casa de Mi Padre) is directing and co-writing the series with Andrew Steele. Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are executive producing alongside Matt Piedmont and Andrew Steele. No production schedule was given.

Will Ferrell and Jack Black have been attached to star in Tag Brothers, a pitch recently acquired by New Line Cinema.

The project comes from producer Todd Garner and his Broken Road Productions, who acquired the life rights to a group known as the Tag Brothers, whose history was chronicled in a recent Wall Street Journal article. The story follows a group of former classmates, now adults in their 40s, who keep a long-running game of tag going where they sometimes travel across the country to avoid being "it." The Tag Brothers even go so far as to break into each others homes and offices to tag their friends.

Mark Steilen is writing the screenplay, with Todd Garner producing along with Will Ferrell's Gary Sanchez Productions and Jack Black's Electric Dynamite. Both actors' involvement is contingent upon their approval of the script, with two more male leads yet to be cast.

Will Ferrell and Jack Black previously shared the screen in a brief scene from 2004's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

IFC has greenlit the original scripted comedy The Spoils of Babylon produced by Funny or Die. Putting their talent behind the show as executive producers are Will Ferrell (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy), Adam McKay (Step Brothers), Matt Piedmont (Casa de Mi Padre), who also directs and co-writes and Andrew Steele (Saturday Night Live), who also co-wrote the script. The Spoils of Babylon is a television adaptation of a best-selling epic novel by fictional famous author Eric Jonrosh (played by Ferrell) and will feature an ensemble cast to be announced later. The century-spanning saga chronicles the sexy and dramatic lives of a family who made their fortune in the oil business. IFC has ordered six, half-hour episodes to premiere in late 2013. Here's what Will Ferrell had to say about the project.

"This is a crazy and maybe even a stupid idea. IFC is either really courageous or really stupid which makes them the perfect partner for us."

In the vein of The Thorn Birds and The Winds of War, the epic story of The Spoils of Babylon spans three generations, taking viewers from the oil fields of Texas to boardrooms in New York City, through world war battlefields and velvet sheeted bedrooms. As the story unfolds, the booze, the passion and the heartache lead to illegal arms deals and international espionage with the Shah of Iran not to mention the creation of the doomed sub-prime market. IFC president Jennifer Caserta released the following statement.

"The opportunity to partner with Funny or Die and this enormously accomplished team known for their genre-bending, over-the-top satire immediately drew us to this project. We couldn't have found better talent to parody this genre of television."

Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart have signed on to star in the upcoming comedy Get Hard for Warner Bros. The project does not have a director attached as of yet.

The story follows a wealthy investment banker (Will Ferrell) who is sentenced to a maximum security prison for a crime he didn't commit. He enlists the help of the man who usually washes his car (Kevin Hart) to prepare him for doing hard time before he has to report to prison in 30 days.

Ian Roberts and Ian Roberts, who serve as executive producers and showrunners on Comedy Central's Key & Peele, wrote the screenplay, with Gary Sanchez attached to produce.

Will Ferrell will next be seen in Anchorman: The Legend Continues sometime next year. Kevin Hart stars in the upcoming comedies About Last Night and Grudge Match.

The story centers on Chris Pratt's Emmett, a seemingly average Lego figure who is mistaken for a powerful man that can help save the universe. He joins a group determined to stop the evil President Business (Will Ferrell). Liam Neeson will play the villain's right hand man, Bad Cop, with Alison Brie portraying a member of Emmett's group. Nick Offerman will play a surly pirate, hell-bent on getting revenge on President Business. Will Arnett, Channing Tatum, Morgan Freeman, and Elizabeth Banks also star.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller (21 Jump Street) are directing from a screenplay they co-wrote, based on an original story by Dan Hagerman and Kevin Hagerman. It isn't known when production will begin.

The Lego Movie was released February 7th, 2014 and stars Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Craig Berry, Alison Brie, David Burrows, Anthony Daniels, Charlie Day, Amanda Farinos. The film is directed by Phil Lord, Chris Miller.

The comedy centers on Will Ferrell's character, an arrogant hedge fund manager whose life is turned upside down when he is convinced that he actually saw God. No details were given for Steve Carell's character.

Justin Theroux will direct and rewrite the screenplay originally written by Due Date scribes Alan R. Cohen and Alan Freedland. Will Ferrell will also produce alongside his Gary Sanchez Productions partners Adam McKay and Chris Henchy.

Production is scheduled to begin next July, after Will Ferrell wraps on Anchorman: The Legend Continues. Justin Theroux previously wrote the screenplays for Tropic Thunder and Iron Man 2.

Swear to God was released in 2013 and stars Will Ferrell, Steve Carell. The film is directed by Justin Theroux.

Warner Bros. has unleashed yet another new clip from their upcoming political comedy The Campaign, hitting theaters next weekend. Will Ferrell stars as North Carolina incumbent Cam Brady, who goes up against an unorthodox rival in Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis) for his set in Congress. Take a look at this scene where Cam and his wife (Katherine LaNasa) will do just about anything to secure campaign financing for another term in office.

The Campaign was released August 10th, 2012 and stars Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, Katherine LaNasa, Sarah Baker, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd. The film is directed by Jay Roach.

It seems quite serendipitous for comedy superstars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis to finally share the same screen in The Campaign, and yet shocking at the same time that they haven't done so before. Back in February, I was invited down to New Orleans to visit the set of this upcoming (and perfectly-timed) political comedy.

In case you haven't seen any of the trailers, TV spots, or, if you live in Hollywood like me, the hilarious billboards, The Campaign, arriving in theaters August 10, centers on a four-term incumbent, Cam Brady (Will Ferrell), who finds himself running against the eccentric Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis) for the Congressional seat in a small North Carolina district. The comedy was actually entitled Dog Fight when we were on the set, a title that still suits this movie quite well, since these candidates go after each other's reputations... and kids... and wives... in hilarious and unorthodox ways.

When we first arrived on the set, the first person we saw shooting is the up and coming actress Sarah Baker, a Groundlings veteran who plays Marty's wife Mitzi. Even though it was a fairly innocuous scene, where she tries to cover her cigarette-smoking tracks with Lysol and wine, we were still trying not to laugh while they were rolling. Just in that tiny scene, I thought we might be seeing the next Melissa McCarthy or Rebel Wilson, because she clearly knows how to make the most out of anything put in front of her. That notion was solidified a few hours later when we saw her in a side-splitting sex scene with Will Ferrell's Cam Brady, who one-up's Marty's stunt involving Cam's son by having sex with his wife. When we caught up with the actress after the scene, she talked about trying to keep a straight face in such an outrageous sequence.

"It's just crazy because I'm just so used to watching him and openly being able to laugh at him. And like the first thing we did was coverage on him and it was just him coming to the door for our scene. I was just kind of like, huh, he's funny. I was like, oh, I have to participate in this scene! I can't just sit back and enjoy. You kind of have to dive into it. And then there are certain moments where you just can't bear it and you laugh because he's so freaking funny. I mean, what are you going to do, when he's in my ear! It's really some loud Will Ferrell noises in my ear. I mean, you have to laugh."

We also got to speak with with screenwriter Chris Henchy (The Other Guys) on the set. Since this is an election year, the writer talked about the quick production turnaround, that enables them to fit in some current, political jabs.

"We're lucky because we have a pretty quick turnaround. We started this a year ago, writing and going into a kind of an accelerated production schedule. I think for a feature film, it's about as current as you can get staying on top of what's going on. Up until these last sixty days of shooting, we've been trying to incorporate what we anticipate, what we've seen into the current script. There's definitely a lot of influences from the news and also from past congressional experiences."

At the heart of this production, with all of its comedic stars, is director Jay Roach. The filmmaker is just as well known for his blockbuster comedies (Austin Powers and Meet the Parents franchises), as he is for political movies (Game Change and Recount), so this project is obviously a perfect fit. When we spoke with him over lunch, the director talked about what kinds of real-life politicians inspired certain aspects of these characters.

"Will's hair came from Rick Perry and John Edwards. Those people have just like the perfect hair. It seems like you can't actually have really bad hair or be bald and run for President of the United States. So there's a whole joke, a running joke about, 'How's my hair?' 'Strong.' It's always real strong and your hair is so strong. And the look of Will came I think from that. I think Marty's character is inspired more by the out there candidates that come out of nowhere and just become suddenly significant. Pick your favorite dark horse out of the blue. He is not really like any of them because he's so specific. He's got a very specific take on the character."

After lunch, we finally got to speak with the candidates themselves, Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis. Check out what they had to say about the comedy, and any number of humorous items.

What's the biggest difference between playing Cam Brady against somebody like George W. Bush?

Will Ferrell: I mean, they are going to be probably cut from the same cloth a little bit in that they're fumbling politicians. Cam Brady, though, is more the slick John Edwards version. He's very polished. He can kind of take command of a room and then you leave realizing he literally didn't say anything that was of any value, you know, with any substance. But he just knows he's got great bedside manner and is super polished, but is not really of any substance. Where George W. Bush, you know, misspoke all the time and is a little more obvious. I think Cam is the more polished version of that.

What is it that you like about this character?

Will Ferrell: What I like about the character is what I love about the movie. We've just been able to make fun of the fertile ground that is modern day politics. I've gotten to speak in the same speech patterns as you hear a politician say, 'Thank you so much for that question. I really appreciate you. In fact, I appreciate all of you coming down here today. Because it's not easy. You guys have busy lives and schedules, and to carve out fifteen minutes of your day to come down here and speak face-to-face means a lot to me and the people that you report to. And you should feel good about that.' It's like what the fuck. I love never answering a question with statements like that. When we initially sat down and kind of constructed this idea, we just thought, boy, this would be a great opportunity to kind of comment on everything's that happening. Little did we know that we'd be in the midst of the craziest political season we probably ever had on record. So if anything we just hope Zach (Galifianakis) lives up to his end of the deal and, you know, is funny, because I know I'll be funny.

We were just talking to Zach and he was telling us that when he's not on the political stage, kind of progresses back inside his normal self. Is that the same thing with Cam or is he always the politician?

Will Ferrell: Yeah, I mean, he's the lazy incumbent. He thought he'd roll into a fifth consecutive term. He usually runs unopposed. And he's thought that, you know, that he needed to worry about the rest of the world. He's been mentioned as a possible VP candidate, which is at the height of his aspirations. He doesn't want to be president. It's too much work. So he's kind of a political creature. And you do kind of see glimpses that he is a little more human behind the scenes, but for the most part my character is the one who wants it so badly. It controls his whole life, yeah.

You're all very creative, improvisational, funny actors. What is it like on set? Do you crowd each other or is there an atmosphere of improv and collaboration?

Will Ferrell: The times that I've gotten Zach to laugh are like high watermarks for me. And that's usually the goal too. It'll probably never make it in the movie, but to try to make each other laugh is usually the most fun. I think that's just kind of becoming the norm of comedies these days, some of the stuff that we helped kind of establish with, you know, Anchorman and some of the movies where you get these casts who are willing to improvise. And, you know, at the same time, that becomes the headline a lot of times, which I think discounts the writing going into the process. We also have a lot of stuff that was already written and already really funny. I mean, Jay got us here two weeks before filming and we literally sat down every day and went through every scene and kind of, you know, rehearsed them and figured out what was working or what we thought- I mean, within that process we came up with additional lines that Chris Henchy would kind of write down. So we had this whole other playbook that we'll just open up and go to all these other alts that we came up with at rehearsal. So between what we already had and alternative stuff and just stuff we come up on the spot, you know, that's why you shoot such long days.

How heightened is the reality in the movie? Like is it Anchorman levels of absurdity or is it something more grounded in reality?

Will Ferrell: No, it's more grounded. Jay has brought all of this experience from the legit political movies he's done with Game Change and Recount and stuff. So in terms of the shot composition and everything, it has the feel of an epic, political, awesome movie. So we played out totally straight. Yeah, we keep our feet on the ground for the most part and then we kind of take license with political ads.

Have you shot scenes in front crowds? What was that like for you?

Will Ferrell: I mean, tomorrow's the last day so it was great. We shot a whole thing where, I forget which old theater we were at downtown. We had a whole thing where my campaign kind of gets revitalized and I have a whole rally and I come flying in on a wire playing a keytar with Bachman-Turner Overdrive playing behind me because my campaign song is "Taking Care of Business." Then we had like Boston Rob and The Miz come out and introduce me just, you know, to show off some consulting groups that get some people in pop culture, put them in there. I have like a Janet Jackson headset on and got this crowd pumping of people to chant like, hate Marty Huggins, and it was really fun, you know.

When you think back on like Anchorman and you get this cast of just all these amazing beings. This one you have people like Brian Cox and Dylan McDermott, they aren't necessarily known for as much comedy. Is it more fun to play with a more diverse cast like this?

Will Ferrell: You know, I think that those have probably been some of the most satisfying casting choices that we've gotten. It's so great to cast legit actors in funny roles and let them, you knouse their strengths and, you know, make that juxtaposition. And Dylan's fantastic. He's so serious and he's always dressed in black. He's this political operative who comes in and shakes the candidate. But all he has to do is walk into a scene and just his uber-seriousness makes it funny. We love getting to do that. And obviously those actors love to get to the flip side of it.

Tell me about some of the like alternate kind of like takes you have. Do you guys have maybe like alternate like TV spots that might even serve as the actual spots for the movie when it comes around time for marketing it?

Will Ferrell: That's a great idea. No. I mean, maybe, but that's a great way though. And I'm going to steal that. Thank you. No, but that would be fun to run. We haven't done that yet and I think anything that we shot for the movie out of context probably wouldn't play on its own. All my ads make him out to be a terrorist because he has facial hair.

Can you talk about John Lithgow and Dan Aykroyd as Motch brothers?

Will Ferrell: We kind of wanted to pick some actors who had a little bit of gravitas and they were kind of this perfect combination. They were great. You know, my only regret is I'm not in any of the scenes with them because they were kind of behind the scenes as the puppet masters and funneling money into our campaigns. But they were great and they had the best time and had never met each other. I think they're now new buddies because they like went to dinner every night and all stuff like that. But I think they both really loved, you know, working with Jay and just the excitement of a movie like this.

Can you talk about your relationship like with your campaign manager character?

Will Ferrell: Oh, yes. Mitch, who is played by Jason Sudeikis. He's kind of like the guy who's always kind of kept me out of trouble, but hasn't had to work too hard. But, yeah, he's the smarter version of Cam in a way, but he's still not that smart. He still allows me to do some horrible things. He is a really great improviser. And we didn't give him a chance to rehearse and I think we worked together that first week and right away he just stood in and it felt like we had a relationship. You know, it felt like these two characters had really been with each other through the trenches just because he was so comfortable stepping in there. I think he's so funny and a great guy. It was fun working with him.

Zach Galifianakis: My character's name is Marty. He comes from a political family, but he is the black sheep of the family. He only gets plucked out of obscurity because of his family name. He's kind of been ostracized from the family. Then they decide to take him in again, simply because the powers that be, the puppeteers, decide that the family name will help the political cause of that particular political establishment.

There are a lot of parallels to George W. Bush, it seems. Have you incorporated anything that into your performance, as far as his personality?

Zach Galifianakis: No, and I actually haven't even thought about that. It was more about the plucking out of the obscurity, the Sarah Palin, and how your ego can kind of run you over. When someone plucks you out of obscurity, you kind of start believing the hype, I think, if a machine does it. And he does that. I think, to a certain extent, some of these politicians that are plucked out of obscurity do start believing the hype. And that's kind of part of the problem.

What has it been like working with Brian Cox, who is playing your father?

Zach Galifianakis: What's good about that is that you get this really serious actor in a comedy movie. I think it's always fun to see those types of actors do that. But then again, when a comedian tries to do that, everybody's like, 'What the hell are you trying to do?' They always let the dramatic guys be funny. But acting with him, it's just one of those things. This guy has been in a lot of great things that I've seen. He pulled it off. He was really, really good.

Can you tell us what the collaborations have been like for you, from the beginning of the script and working with some of these other creative people?

Zach Galifianakis: When Will Ferrell and I started talking about the movie, the movie was supposed to look like and feel more like The War Room documentary that I want to say D.A. Pennebaker did. I can't remember. That's what we initially went for, and then it kind of became a bigger movie. The collaboration with Jay (Roach) and Chris (Henchy), and the writers, and Adam (McKay) has been really good. I've known the guys for a while, so it's been pretty easy. And there's no ego on this set. Except for those pugs. That can be very bad for comedy, to have an egotist on set. There's none of that. That's very helpful for me, at least. Because I'm not nervous.

{bold]This is the first time that you put forth the Seth Galifianakis persona into a character on film. Are you excited to have been given that opportunity?

Zach Galifianakis: I couldn't wait to do it. Whether it's sustainable for two hours is the question we're working with. I started doing this character when I was high school. Back then, his name was Kenny Ballard, and he was an effeminate racist, which I always thought was funny. An effeminate guy, who probably gets made fun of, to also be racist. I don't know, it was a weird mix. I used to do it for my dad. I used to do it for the black kids at school. They would bump me in the hallway because they knew this character would come out. They were laughing because they knew I was doing a joke about the rednecks that were racist. To answer your question, I had been wanting to try and figure out how to do that persona in a movie. I hope people can sit though it.

Can you talk about your relationship with your screen wife? What's she like?

Zach Galifianakis: Actress Sarah Baker plays Mitzi, my wife. We kind of made it like Marty is nonsexual. There are some jokes at her expense, because he's not into her. Or into guys. He's just not into that kind of thing. So, I think that's funny that two characters have to interact that way. She wants it, but he just doesn't want to touch her.

In most of your recent big movies, you're the oddball character around other straight men. Does your performance change at all, having Will also playing sort of an oddball character?

Zach Galifianakis: I think, as I was talking about earlier, this oddball character does go through a bit of a change. You do see that. Or, you see that he is conscious of his oddball character-ness, because somebody has told him, 'You can't act like that to run for office.' But behind the scenes, he's a little bit strange. Is he a regular kind of person? Probably not. I see those movies, with those kinds of leading men, and I say, 'God, that's so boring.'

Can you talk about some of his quirks that come off behind the scenes? Is he a drinker? What kinds of things does he try to hide from the public?

Zach Galifianakis: Honestly, he doesn't care about hiding that stuff, but he's being told to be more masculine. It's not a premeditated thought that he has to. He just catches himself, because he always has this svengali right next to him saying, 'Don't do that,' or, 'Watch your 'S's,' which is something that is told to him a lot. There is one thing that I think is funny, I don't know if it will make it into the movie, but I played it that he doesn't like his children, which is not expected for this character. I don't know if that vibe will get into the movie. But when he's in public, and he's putting his arms around his kids, he's faking that. He really does not like his kids. [Laughs]

When we were talking to Jay earlier, he was saying that he likes to get a lot of takes. That way, when he's putting the movie together, he can make sure he has the freshest and funniest stuff. But as an actor, you can sometimes start reading lines as opposed to acting. I'm curious as to how you stay in your own head.

Zach Galifianakis: Sometimes, if you do a lot of takes, and you work long hours, for me, at least, there's a delirium that starts kicking in on the fifteenth hour. And that can help the movie. The thirteenth hour is where I have concern, because everybody is so tired. But everybody, the crew, especially, steps up to the plate. We're here to make a movie, and tell a story. Jay is a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to getting that coverage. So, you just do it.

Will said that when you were on set, he'd try to make you laugh. And if he could make you laugh, his job was done. Have you done the same to him? Have you caught him off guard?

Zach Galifianakis: He's more disciplined, I think, because of the Saturday Night Live background, where to laugh is a big no-no. Or at least, I think he prided himself on not laughing. He was a really good straight man on that show. Will had me... I was crying the other night, because I was laughing so hard. I was crying. It's the way all the chemicals are released that makes you feel really good. I guess that's what jogger's high is. I would never know.

What drives your character to want to run for office?

Zach Galifianakis: I think to get the attention of his father. To get in good graces with his family. His family is, like, yacht club conservative Southern. He kind of grew up, in my mind, hanging out at square dance socials. He's that kind of Southern. So, just to get the approval of his father. Like we're all doing.

He kind of sounds like a really nice. Is there a harder edge to him?

Zach Galifianakis: Yeah. He has a side to him that's like, "Don't mess with me." And that's before even the powers that be get a hold of him. He can anger quickly.

Will was saying how he targets you as a terrorist for having facial hair. Is there something that you particularly go after in his character? We heard about one with you and his son.

Zach Galifianakis: Oh, right. I do a hidden camera ad with his son in a park. Which, probably, will come across as really creepy. I go, with the hidden camera, I try to get him to call me dad. If you read the script, it's like, 'God, this is a little bit over-the-top.' But then you read the news, and you go, 'God, it's really not that over-the-top.'

What do you want people to walk away with from this movie?

Zach Galifianakis: An empty bag of popcorn and no hope for our country. No, like any other of these movies, these comedies, I'm all about jokes. I just like jokes. As long as it goes along with the character. As cheesy as it sounds, I think comedy is a really good tool for trying to say something. I think comedy does have that powerful thing that doesn't seem too preachy, because you're also making people laugh. It's a really good tool for messaging.

What I love the most about visiting comedy sets is you, usually, get to see a variety of different scenes in any given day. In comparison, I've been on big-budget action sets where we only saw one or two shots played out, in a multitude of different angles, throughout the whole day. My favorite scene that I saw on The Campaign set was towards the end of the day, where Marty (Zach Galifianakis) and Mitzi (Sarah Baker) were relaxing at home, lying across from each other on the couch, rubbing each other's feet. It was great because, on many of the takes, Zach would throw a random improvised line in there, and Jay Roach would just run rapid-fire takes without cutting. During one exchange, Mitzi asks Marty about his military service, to which he replies, "Dishonorable discharge. Speaking of which, did you go to the gynecologist?" Just another day at the office for some of the funniest people in Hollywood.

That wraps it up from my day on the New Orleans set of The Campaign, arriving in theaters August 10. Both Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis are at the top of their comedic game, with a stellar supporting cast at their side and one of the funniest and most political-minded directors in the biz. That sounds like a recipe for comedy gold, to me.

The Campaign was released August 10th, 2012 and stars Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, Katherine LaNasa, Sarah Baker, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd. The film is directed by Jay Roach.

Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis will pull no punches when they go at each other's throats in the upcoming political comedy The Campaign, in theaters this August. We have two new posters in direct from The Campaign trail. Check it out as Brady takes an American stance, while Huggins shows his love for puppies.

The Campaign was released August 10th, 2012 and stars Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, Katherine LaNasa, Sarah Baker, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd. The film is directed by Jay Roach.

The comedy, which is also known as Turkey Bowl, tells the story of a feud between two families over an annual Thanksgiving touch football game that has existed for 50 years. The comedy duo will be playing the heads of the opposing households.

They will be producing the project with Adam McKay and Chris Henchy. Sean Anders and John Morris previously teamed up on Hot Tub Time Machine, She's Out of My League and Mr. Popper's Penguins.

Three Mississippi was released in 2013 and stars Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Alec Baldwin, Rob Riggle. The film is directed by Sean Anders.

Last night, actor Will Ferrell dropped a bombshell on Conan, revealing that Paramount has finally given the green light to Anchorman 2. Today we have a new video which takes us backstage at Conan for more with San Diego's Channel 4 Action News anchor. Check it out.

Nearly two years after Paramount Pictures passed on Anchorman 2, the project has been brought back from the dead and given a green light by the studio. Star Will Ferrell made a surprise appearance on Conan today, announcing that this sequel is finally happening. Take a look at his hilarious video announcement.

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy director Adam McKay will return to direct Anchorman 2, working from a script he is co-writing with Will Ferrell. Judd Apatow will produce the sequel. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy co-stars Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Fred Willard are all expected to reprise their roles for the sequel.

Will Ferrell has signed onto star in and produce an adaptation of Crazy U for New Line Cinema and his Gary Sanchez Productions.

The project is based on Andrew Ferguson's non-fiction book Crazy U: One Dad's Crash Course in Getting His Kid Into College. The story centers on a father who is obsessed with getting his son into the perfect college, which involves hiring a professional college consultant, helping his son pass the SAT's, and leading him through college interviews and tours. Since this project is being developed as a starring vehicle for Will Ferrell, it is believed he will play the father in Crazy U.

A new photo has arrived from The Campaign, which offers a look at Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis shaking hands on the long and winding campaign trail as they attempt to divert various scandals on their way to becoming a US congressman. Check them out before their battle becomes very heated.

The Campaign was released August 10th, 2012 and stars Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, Katherine LaNasa, Sarah Baker, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd. The film is directed by Jay Roach.

Actor Will Ferrell has tickled our funny bones in theaters for many years, and his new project proves he can do so in both English and Spanish. Casa de Mi Padre stars Will Ferrell as Armando Alvarez, a Mexican who has worked on his father's ranch for his entire life. The ranch is in financial trouble when Armando's younger brother Raul (Diego Luna) supposedly comes to the rescue, with his beautiful fiancee Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez). Things get out of hand when Armando falls for Sonia, and it is discovered that Raul isn't exactly the financial savior he claims to be. We were able to sit down exclusively with Will Ferrell, Diego Luna, Genesis Rodriguez, and Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation) to discuss this Spanish-language comedy Casa de Mi Padre, and you can take a look at what they all had to say below.

Michael LeSieur (You, Me and Dupree) wrote the screenplay, which is adapted from the Susan Trott novel. The script landed on The Black List in 2011. The story centers on Will Ferrell's character, Tim Forrester, a grief-stricken man who starts stealing flamingo figurines after his wife leaves him.

The Campaign was released August 10th, 2012 and stars Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, Katherine LaNasa, Sarah Baker, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd. The film is directed by Jay Roach.

Nala Films has released the third trailer for Casa de Mi Padre, which arrives in theaters nationwide March 16. Click on the video player below to watch Will Ferrell star as Mexican rancher Armando Alvarez.

One of next year's weirdest offerings is sure to be Casa de Mi Padre, which stars Will Ferrell as a cattle rancher forced into a drug war by his estranged brother. The first poster for this Spanish language film has arrived. You can check out the tough hombre that is Armando Alvarez in the image below.

We've seen the teaser. We've seen the poster. Now we get the Red Band trailer for the biggest cinematic event of 2012: Tim and Eric'$ Billion Dollar Movie! Cock-a-chock full of comedy cameos including John C. Reilly, Zach Galifianakis, Will Forte, and Will Ferrell, check out the all-new footage below as Eric Wareheim and Tim Heidecker blow through a billion dollars in bringing their signature presence to the big screen.

One of the more interesting films to arrive in theaters next year is the Spanish language comedy Casa de Mi Padre, which stars Will Ferrell and Diego Luna as two brothers feuding over their late-father's cattle ranch. Pantelion Films recently acquired the US distribution rights, giving this unique tale of love and revenge a March 16th, 2012 release date. We've been provided with a photo of Will Ferrell as Armando Alvarez, who has lived and worked his entire life on his father's ranch in Mexico. After reconnecting with his estranged brother, he finds himself falling for his brother's beautiful fiancée, Sonia, which in turn finds him at war with Mexico's most feared drug dealer. Check out the latest image from Casa de Mi Padre below.

Pantelion Films announced today that it has acquired the U.S. rights to the highly-anticipated NALA Films and Gary Sanchez Productions produced comedy Casa de Mi Padre, directed by Matt Piedmont and starring Will Ferrell. Pantelion Films plans to release Casa de Mi Padre, which was fully-financed by NALA Films, stateside on March 16, 2012. The Spanish-language film, which pays homage to classic westerns and telenovelas, will be Pantelion Film's widest release to date. The domestic deal was announced today by Paul Presburger, CEO of Pantelion Films.

Armando Alvarez (Will Ferrell) has lived and worked on his father's ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch encounters financial difficulties, Armando's younger brother Raul (Diego Luna) shows up with his new fiancée, Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez). It seems that Raul's success as an international businessman means the ranch's troubles are over as he pledges to settle all debts his father has incurred. But when Armando falls for Sonia, and Raul's business dealings turn out to be less than legit, all hell breaks loose as they find themselves in a war with Mexico's most feared drug lord, the mighty Onza (Gael García Bernal).

Casa de Mi Padre's title track is an original song written by Andrew Steele and Patrick Perez, and performed by four-time Grammy Award winner Christina Aguilera.

"Will, Andrew and I are excited to have Pantelion distribute the movie -- especially since our collective knowledge of the Spanish language amounts to what we learned during a half-hour Learning Annex class taken the night before production of the film began," said director Matt Piedmont. "We loved collaborating with NALA to make this movie and now can't wait to have it released. Pantelion and NALA are the perfect team to get it out there."

"We cannot imagine a better vehicle than Casa de Mi Padre to demonstrate how a Spanish language film can appeal to a broad main stream audience," said Pantelion Films CEO, Paul Presburger. "We are enthusiastic about joining forces with NALA Films on this project and feel that Will, Matt and Andrew have proven that if it's funny, we all laugh in the same language."

"We are thrilled about partnering with Pantelion to bring Casa de Mi Padre to all audiences," said NALA Films President and COO Darlene Caamano Loquet. "Comedy has no barriers, and that can be seen in the terrific performances and work delivered by this international cast and creative team."

Scott Silveri and Robert Carlock are writing the screenplay, which revolves around two small town football teams going up against each other on Thanksgiving day. Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg will play the leaders of these two opposing teams.

Adam McKay and Chris Henchy will produce alongside Will Ferrell under their Gary Sanchez production banner. Mark Wahlberg will also serve as a producer under his own Closest to the Hole Productions.

Turkey Bowl doesn't have a set start date at this time, but will likely hit theaters sometime in 2013.

Three Mississippi was released in 2013 and stars Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, Alec Baldwin, Rob Riggle. The film is directed by Sean Anders.

While out promoting his upcoming dramatic comedy Everything Must Go, comedic superstar Will Ferrell took a few moments out of his schedule to explain the very strange upcoming Spanish-language film Casa de Mi Padre, which finds Ferrell starring alongside Diego Luna as two brothers who struggle to come to terms with the legacy of their ranch-owning father. Ryan J. Downey recently sat down with Will Ferrell. Click on the exclusive video interview below to hear what the actor had to say.

Director Dan Rush makes his directorial debut with Everything Must Go, a new dramatic comedy starring Will Ferrell as Nick Porter, a career salesman who loses his job, his wife, and falls off the wagon all in the same day. When all of his possessions are moved out on the front lawn of his house, Nick decides to hold a lengthy yard sale that in turn becomes a struggle for survival. Ryan J. Downey recently caught up with Will Ferrell for an exclusive interview about the movie, which you can check out below.

While at a press conference for Everything Must Go, Will Ferrell answered some questions about his next several projects, including some rumored ones, including Southern Rivals, starring opposite Zach Galifianakis, Zoolander 2, Anchorman 2 and Step Brothers 2.

Southern Rivals is to start production this fall, and centers on two politicians aiming for a position in "a small congressional district in South Carolina." The film's release will coincide with election season next year and will "have comments on the circumstance now in modern day politics."

Will Ferrell was asked if he'd heard anything about Zoolander 2 and replied:

"Zoolander 2 I don't know anything about."

Then Will Ferrell revealed that the Anchorman 2 project is currently scrapped:

"Anchorman 2, you really have to assert some sort of email hate campaign to Paramount Pictures. They've told us, 'We've run the numbers and it's not a good fit.'"

"We were going to do almost a reverse... almost like how the Marx brothers used to do - we were going to do a Broadway musical and then have a film come out after the stage show. Everyone we tell the idea loves it, except for the studio that owns the rights. Ball's in their courts, but they're being idiots."

Lastly, Will Ferrell was asked about the possibility of a Step Brothers 2, and the actor confirmed that he and director Adam McKay recently met up with John C. Reilly and discussed the project:

"Yeah, we just sat down with John [C. Reilly] and we were kicking around some ideas," Ferrell said. So, you know, maybe. We'll see."

Will Ferrell, as part of paying off a huge debt to producer Gary Sanchez, was forced to appear in the Spanish language dramatic thriller Casa de Mi Padre. The very strange trailer for this sure-to-be cult classic is now available for your viewing pleasure. Click on the clip below, and witness what happens when one big named comedic actor has to pay a producer back for services rendered.

NBC has released two clips from the upcoming episode of The Office entitled Episode 7.19: Training Day, which airs on Thursday, April 14 at 9 PM ET. Click on the video players below for a glimpse at Will Ferrell guest starring as new Dunder Mifflin boss, Deangelo Vickers.

Will Ferrell will guest star in four episodes of The Office on April 14, April 21, April 28 and May 5. The one-hour Season 7 finale of The Office will air on Thursday, May 19 at 9 PM ET on NBC, where viewers will find out who is the permanent replacement of Steve Carell's Michael Scott.

As Steve Carell's Michael Scott prepares for his exit as the boss on The Office, Will Ferrell is coming into help with the transition as a temporary replacement. Will Ferrell's first episode Training Day will air on April 14th. We have a behind-the-scenes featurette from this upcoming episode, which you can check out in the clip below.

Dan Rush directs the May 13th drama Everything Must Go, which stars Will Ferrell as a man forced to sell his life's possessions after he loses his job and is kicked out of his home. You can check out the new trailer, as well as the theatrical one-sheet, for Everything Must Go below.

NBC has released a brief TV spot for The Office, which features special guest star Will Ferrell as the successor to Steve Carell's Michael Scott. The show is going on a brief hiatus and will return with new episodes on Thursday, April 14 at 9 PM ET. Click on the video player below for your first glimpse at Will Ferrell taking over as the temporary new boss of Dunder Mifflin.

Will Ferrell will be guest starring in a four-episode arc which covers episodes on April 14, April 21, April 29, which will be Steve Carell's last episode, and May 5. The Office's Season 7 premiere will air on May 19, where the new boss of Dunder Mifflin will be revealed. We also reported earlier this week that Will Arnett and Ricky Gervais will guest star on the season finale.

Steve Carell's last episode of The Office will air on Thursday, April 28, closing out a seven-season run on the hit NBC comedy series. The air date, coincidentally, is the first day of sweeps week.

We reported in January that Steve Carell would leave the show a few weeks before the Season 7 finale. A few weeks later, we reported that Will Ferrell will guest star in an arc as the replacement for Steve Carell's character, Michael Scott. Will Ferrell's first appearance on The Office will be during the April 14 episode, and he will also star in episodes on April 21, April 28, and May 5.

The Office Season 7 finale will air on May 19; an hour-long episode where viewers will learn who will be the permanent successor of Michael Scott at Dunder Mifflin. Steve Carell's final episode wrapped production last week.

You can clickHere to read a series of tweets from The Office's Mindy Kaling, which reveal unused story lines about Michael Scott that never made it on the air.

Comedic actor/producer/writer Will Ferrell will guest-star over an arc of episodes on NBC's Emmy Award-winning The Office (Thursdays, 9-9:30 p.m. ET) as a branch manager who arrives from the home office and proves to be just as inappropriate as Michael (Golden Globe winner Steve Carell).

Ferrell will re-team with Carell, who co-starred with Ferrell in the feature film Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.

"We found Steve Carell when he was nothing but a movie star and we turned him into a television star," said executive producer Paul Lieberstein. "We are proud to continue The Office's tradition of discovering famous talent, and we hope that once America gets a good look at Will, they'll see what we see: tremendous raw sexuality."

Ferrell, who began his career with The Groundling improvisational troupe, later became a featured star on NBC's Saturday Night Live where he created a host of popular characters. While there, he ventured into many hit feature films that also include Wedding Crashers, Elf, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Bewitched, Old School, The Producers, Step Brothers, Semi-Pro, Kicking and Screaming, A Night At The Roxbury and The Other Guys.

Ferrell and partner Adam McKay launched "Funny or Die," a well-known comedy video website. He is also executive producer of the comedy series Eastbound & Down, and Funny or Die Presents with Gary Sanchez Productions for HBO.

From Deedle-Dee Productions, Reveille and Universal Media Studios comes The Office, the hilarious documentary-style look into the humorous and sometimes poignant foolishness that plagues the world of 9-to-5 in the half-hour comedy based on the award-winning BBC hit. A fly-on-the-wall "docu-reality" parody about modern American office life, The Office delves into the lives of the workers at Dunder Miffflin, a paper supply company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Regional manager Michael Scott (Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Steve Carell, Despicable Me, Date Night) is the boastful tour guide for the documentary.

Pam Beesly Halpert (Jenna Fischer, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Blades of Glory) is the former office receptionist now office administrator. Pam's office romance with sales rep Jim Halpert (John Krasinski, Away We Go, It's Complicated) quickly evolved into marriage followed by the birth of their daughter Cecilia. Jim shares his working space with Dwight Schrute (Rainn Wilson, The Rocker) the arrogant assistant to the regional manager whose responsibilities have expanded as the new owner of the office building. Ryan Howard (B.J. Novak, Inglourious Basterds) is the young, smart, former temp, whose fall from grace as a Dunder Mifflin executive quickly landed him back at the bottom of the food chain in Scranton. Andy Bernard (Ed Helms, The Hangover) is the preppy salesman and die-hard Cornell alumni whose endless and unique musical talents keep the office entertained. A surprising relationship has also formed between Andy and the ambitious distribution coordinator Darryl Philbin (Craig Robinson, Hot Tub Time Machine), who made an impression on Jo and moved his office from the warehouse to the main floor along side Michael and his staff.

Ben Stiller's comedy sequel Zoolander 2 is moving closer and closer to happening, with the star recently revealing he has completed the script with co-writer Justin Theroux. Ben Stiller also revealed that Will Ferrell will likely return as Mugatu. Here's what he had to say about the project:

"Where it's at is we've completed the script, Justin Theroux and I, and handed it into the studio. Now the studio has the script and we're at that point where we're waiting to see what they want to do. It's ten years later and most of it is set in Europe. I don't want to give away too much, but it's basically Derek and Hansel ten years later - though the last movie ended on a happy note a lot of things have happened in the meantime. Their lives have changed and they're not really relevant anymore. It's a new world for them. Will Ferrell is written into the script and he's expressed interest in doing it. I think Mugatu is an integral part of the Zoolander story, so yes, he features in a big way."

We reported back in November that Zoolander 2 would likely shoot sometime this year, although a production schedule wasn't revealed.

The film is currently in the test screening process, meaning the synopsis could still change:

This movie is currently called Untitled Spanish Comedy and stars Will Ferrell, Gael García Bernal (The Motorcycle Diaries), Diego Luna (The Terminal) and Genesis Rodriguez (TV's Entourage). Armando Alvarez (Will Ferrell) has lived and worked on his father's ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch encounters financial difficulties, Armando's younger brother Raul (Diego Luna), shows up with his new fiance, Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez). It seems that Raul's success as an international businessman means the ranch's troubles are over as he pledges to settle all debts his father has incurred. But when Armando falls for Sonia, and Raul's business dealings turn out to be less than legit, all hell breaks loose as they find themselves in a war with Mexico's most feared drug lord, the mighty Onza (Gael García Bernal)."

Jay Roach is currently shopping his latest comedy around to various studios, according to Deadline. The project is garnering interest from nearly all the major studios, and the director hopes to time the release of the movie with the 2012 political election.

The comedic dream team of Zach Galifianakis and Will Ferrell are set go head-to-head as political rivals hoping to become presidential candidates. There were no further story details given at this time.

Jay Roach has experience in the political genre, having previously directed the HBO dramedy Recount, which looked at the 2000 George W. Bush vs. Al Gore 2000 election.

Emilio Diez Barroso and Darlene Caamano of NALA Films announced that they are teaming up with Will Ferrell, Adam McKay, Kevin J. Messick and Jessica Elbaum of Gary Sanchez Productions to produce the Spanish-language comedy, Casa De Mi Padre (House of My Father), starring Will Ferrell. NALA Films is fully financing the project which is set to start shooting this September in California.

Will Ferrell's participation in the project is not entirely based on his connection with the material. Rather, he was embroiled in a pending lawsuit against Gary Sanchez. Ferrell's participation is part of a closed-door settlement between both parties. Further details were not disclosed.

According to producer Darlene Caamano, "NALA can't comment regarding the circumstances surrounding why Will is attached to the project. We are just thrilled he is on board and are moving full steam ahead since we have one month to teach him Spanish."

HeyUGuys have released three brand new character posters for the upcoming DreamWorks Animation movie MegaMind, which will be released in 2D, 3D and IMAX 3D theaters on November 5. Click on these new poster images below, which feature Will Ferrell's MegaMind, Brad Pitt's Metro Man and David Cross' Minion, to access our full poster gallery.

MegaMind was released November 5th, 2010 and stars Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross, Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller, Jessica Schulte. The film is directed by Tom McGrath.

The buddy-cop comedy has been around since the early '80s when Eddie Murphy first burst on to the scene with Nick Nolte in 48 Hours. It was perfected throughout that decade with films like Lethal Weapon and Midnight Run but the genre began to loose steam in the '90s with cheap copycats like Loose Cannons (Dan Aykroyd and Gene Hackman) and Flashback (Dennis Hopper and Kiefer Sutherland). It had a bit of a renaissance period in the late '90s and early '2000s with Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker's Rush Hour series but that too eventually ran its course. Earlier this year director Kevin Smith tried to resurrect the genre in vein with Cop Out starring the team of Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan but luckily that did not kill the genre completely. Now a new film is about to be released that is reminiscent of the classic buddy-cop films that we all love as Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg take to the streets as an unlikely team in The Other Guys, opening in theaters on August 6th. We recently had a chance to speak with the films stars Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg and Eva Mendes to discuss the new film, shooting Derek Jeter, Michael Keaton's fascination with TLC and making love to Will Ferrell. To watch our exclusive interview please click on the video clip below.

New York City Detective Allen Gamble (Will Ferrell) is a forensic accountant who is more interested in paperwork than fieldwork. Detective Terry Hoitz (Mark Wahlberg) has been stuck working with Gamble since an embarrassing shooting. Gamble and Hoitz both admire top cops, Highsmith (Samuel L. Jackson) and Danson (Dwayne Johnson), but when Gamble and Hoitz's chance to prove themselves arises, things don't go as planned for The Other Guys.

The Other Guys was released August 6th, 2010 and stars Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Steve Coogan, Michael Keaton, Eva Mendes, Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Riggle. The film is directed by Adam McKay.

Will Ferrell and Tina Fey headline the voice cast of DreamWorks latest animated adventure MegaMind, and they all arrived in San Diego to offer Comic-Con 2010 attendees an advanced look at this super hero epic of evil proportions. We caught up with Will Ferrell and Tina Fey, as well as director Tom McGrath, to find out more about this hilarious new experiment in evil villainy. To watch our exclusive interviews, click on the videos below:

In the film, super villain Megamind defeats his archrival Metro Man only to discover that winning isn't everything. Without a rival, life is pointless. So, to counteract his ho-hum days of ruling the world, he creates a new superhero who...Gulp...wants to be a super villain too! Who will save the day? Megamind, of course!

MegaMind was released November 5th, 2010 and stars Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, David Cross, Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller, Jessica Schulte. The film is directed by Tom McGrath.

Last December we had the good fortune to visit one of the funniest sets ever erected in the heart of New York City. It was Christmas time in Rockefeller Center. There was a chill in the air, the tree was lit up like a bonfire, and we were surrounded by throngs of tourists as we made our way into the world famous 30 Rock building. Security made sure to skip the cavity search as our crew of journalists headed upstairs, where we were to witness comedy gold in the making.

Yes, we were on the set of Sony Pictures The Other Guys. In this uproarious summer comedy, Samuel L. Jackson and Dwayne Johnson play the toughest cops in town; partners who are taken out of the equation due to an unfortunate mishap. Insert Mark Wahlberg (Detective Hoitz) and Will Ferrell (Detective Gamble), two wannabe desk jockeys who see a chance at the detective spotlight now that these top dogs have been pulled out of the game. Our two bumbling idiots are the laughing stock of the precinct, and a continual thorn in the side of their Captain (Michael Keaton). Will they make good and save the day? You can never be too sure with director Adam McKay at the helm.

As soon as we arrived on location, we were ushered into a room that was built to resemble a disheveled office. Our escort set us in front of a monitor, offering us a set of headphones to hear the action. Our attention was quite distracted by the comely extras milling about the set. It is here that we got our first glimpse of Wahlberg and Ferrell in action. The pair sailed right past us to greet a group of Make-a-Wish kids who'd long dreamed of meeting both the popular comedian and his co-star. It was quite nice to see two big stars such as Will and Mark take time out of their busy schedule to chat with a couple of ailing children.

It wasn't long before Adam McKay was yelling at his two actors to hit their mark. Sick kids be damned, it was time for the first shot of the day. And the children were quite anxious to see their favorite actors at work. "Action", was called and the two nudnik cops stumbled into this mess of an office. Hot on their heels came two other police officers played by Damon Wayans Jr. and Rob Riggle. A pair set on verbally destroying our would-be heroes. Embarrassed, Wahlberg's Detective Terry Hoitz sulked out of the room with his head down. Will's Detective Allen Gamble took this opportunity to slap Damon Wayans Jr.. We're not sure if this moment was a bit of clever ad-libbing on Ferrell's part. Or if it was actually in the script. Michael Keaton followed the motion by entering the scene to berate the two loser cops. His tirade caused a few of the extras to laugh out loud, which was welcomed on this very loose set.

For the first few takes, the actors mostly stuck to the script. Then, as is usually the case when it comes to a film directed by Adam McKay, the performers were allowed to go off the page for a bit of colorful improvisation. Each take grew funnier and funnier as the actors became more comfortable within their given surroundings. Here, Wahlberg and Ferrell are meant to be the straight men in the scene. Damon Wayans Jr. and Rob Riggle seize the moment, first attacking their suitors in a tough manner befitting a grizzled pair of New York City beat cops. Soon, Riggle is salting the atmosphere with a gay overture that has everyone in stitches. Each new joke seems to be a hit with the crew, and it's hard to hear the dialogue over all the laughter in the room. In a rare turn, it is Ferrell who gets the least laughs as a quite loner. He takes the brunt of the jokes, which come flying at him fast. His demeanor is disquieting.

This particular scene is shot from many different angles. And the actors are allowed to run through it as many times as they see fit. Each new take is another twenty minutes on the clock. It is amazing to watch the cast and crew keep up their sense of humor for hours on end. With the needed material in the can, the cast takes a few moments out to chat with us. Here is our conversation:

Will Ferrell: This is actually the first movie we've done where I didn't write the script with Adam McKay. Chris Henchy and Adam wrote it. I kind of doubled back and did a rewrite with Adam. This was probably over the course of two-and-a-half months of writing, rewriting. Then I joined in and we did two weeks. We spitball as many ideas as possible, whether they relate to the story or not.

There have been a lot of buddy cop comedies over the years. What made you and Adam decide to make this one?

Will Ferrell: We were big fans of Mark Wahlberg 's, and no one's really used him in a comedy this way. If he was up for it, we thought it'd be a fun kind of thing to do.

Mark Wahlberg: I've been dying to do a comedy. These guys took me to dinner and bought a bunch of nice wine. If you do the wrong kind of comedy, you never get a chance to do it again. If you come from my background. Having an opportunity to work with these guys was a real dream come true. Then they actually went through with it and wrote this part that was right up my alley. I get to work with this guy (points to Will Ferrell), so it's a no-brainer for me.

Was it intimidating for you?

Mark Wahlberg: No, they were very clear that they would take me under their wing and protect me. The first time I went to California, I saw a comic who I had watched on television. He gave me the finger and drove away. I don't want to name any names. I always thought comics are completely different from what they appear to be onscreen. You hear stories of how serious they are, how they try to be funny during a take but in-between takes its weird and awkward. These guys aren't like that.

Will Ferrell: We're more weird and awkward. We just thought it would be a great opportunity to comment on the genre. To do what we do and put that spin on the buddy cop movie.

Who's the good cop and who's the bad cop?

Mark Wahlberg: I try to get him to play good cop/bad cop in the movie. I tear into this guy, and next thing you know this guy goes twice as bananas as me.

Will Ferrell: I mishear him, I think he says "bad cop/bad cop".

Mark Wahlberg: He goes bananas. To see Steve Coogan 's face when Will went nuts was pretty damn funny.

Mark, what are you learning from Will about comedy improv?

Mark Wahlberg: These guys go non-stop, and not only Will but anybody, whether it's a bit part or a day player, everybody that comes in is on fire. You got to be on your toes. Every time they do a scene you get a couple takes that are written. Then you go nuts. I'm always trying to learn from every single person I work with. If I was ever the most experienced person on set that's when I'd be nervous. That's when I'd be concerned. When you have guys like this around you, you feel like you can do anything you want to do and still come off looking good.

What's it like shooting in New York?

Will Ferrell: We love it. It's such an energy to shoot here. Definitely when you're doing an exterior in a big crowded part of the city there's some issues with people constantly yelling, "Hey Entourage! I love Entourage!"

Mark Wahlberg: Or you tell people to wait for a minute and they just walk right through the shot. Even old ladies! They're like, "I don't give a fuck."

Will Ferrell: It is a living organism, the city that you have to deal with. It's just making us laugh that these characters are in a scene with the Empire State Building in the background. It's so great to feature the city as a character in the movie.

How realistic is this? Your movies have gotten pretty wacky in the past...

Will Ferrell: This might be the most realistic thing. We are real detectives, and we want this stark, real, gritty background so when we throw in these jokes they bounce even higher.

Mark Wahlberg: Every time we're doing something we're trying to make each other laugh and say something funny, Adam's always like, "Make sure you say something about the case..."

Will Ferrell: There aren't any broad portrayals, or super-over-the-top characters.

Mark Wahlberg: Certainly with me I'm trying to stay as committed as possible no matter how absurd it is, and hopefully that'll translate as funny as opposed to doing pratfalls and shit.

Mark, can you talk about shooting with Derek Jeter?

Mark Wahlberg: That was something they were nice enough to write in for me, and he was dumb enough to do it. I took great pleasure in that, especially after them winning the World Series.

Will Ferrell: We had to openly root for the Yankees this year.

Mark Wahlberg: We wanted them to show up in a good mood. The Red Sox were already out of it anyway, so I was okay with that. I got to have my cake and eat it too. We were sitting there talking and laughing and I told him, "Do you know how this movie's going to play like in Boston when I shoot you in the leg?" Just that is enough to cement me in Boston for the rest of my life.

After speaking with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, Adam McKay came over to chat with us, and let us in on how big the scope of this film actually is. Here is what he had to say:

Adam McKay: You can sort of compare it to what we did with Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. We did the race scenes and we said, "We can't do joke race scenes. We gotta make them look as cool as we possibly can," And then cut them to the point where they never get boring. Hopefully that's what we're doing with this. We're shooting the action stuff as best as we possibly can. We do them like we're shooting The Bourne Supremacy. We have a lot of people from the The Bourne movies. Our producer Pat McCrowley and obviously Oliver Wood (Cinematographer) shot all of it. It's actually fantastic, you can literally say, "How would you do this in The Bourne?" There are actually a couple scenes that look kick-ass. We shot a giant shoot-out in a conference room that looked kind of amazing, actually.

How much improve can be mixed in with the written word to make a great film?

Adam McKay: People always ask us that. I think it's like 25%, 20%, that's about right. It makes the actors looser, so what you're getting is more personalized reads out of people. We produced the movie The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard and they improvised on it, but they didn't do it to the degree we like to do it. There where times where they would just do the as-written, and I noticed that the reads are different. When you see movies that are word-for-word, it tends to be more stylized, kind of leaning towards David Mamet. Whereas when you get people improvising, it just has a flow and rhythm to it. And that allows you to be stylized about other stuff, which is good.

How hard is it to keep this film different than what you've done before?

Adam McKay: We wanted it to be a sophisticated, boring jeopardy plot that we then make interesting. So Michael Clayton was another one we looked at, just trying to find that right gauge. But as soon as we started shooting, we realized that New York dictates your look. If you shoot in New York, then New York is your look, so from that sort of base and the coloration of New York, we then started tweaking. It's easily the best looking film we've ever shot, there's no question about it.

Though our interview time was brief, everyone was very forthcoming about the film. More importantly, everyone was very good natured. There is a sense of joy on a Will Ferrell set that you don't find in too many places. Here, nearly a half year later, the trailer looks amazing. And the film is sure to be one of the funniest seen in 2010.

The Other Guys was released August 6th, 2010 and stars Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Steve Coogan, Michael Keaton, Eva Mendes, Dwayne Johnson, Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Riggle. The film is directed by Adam McKay.

It appears a planned sequel to the 2004 Will Ferrell comedy Anchorman is quite a ways away from happening. Contact Music is reporting (via a Zoo Magazine article that isn't online) that Will Ferrell has revealed an Anchorman sequel has been put on hold. Here's Ferrell's quote from the magazine.

"I thought we were doing it. I was told it was happening and now I've heard it's going to be too hard to get everyone together.

"Hopefully the director Adam McKay will be able to talk to all the guys individually and see if we can figure it out."

Ferrell added that it would be hard to top the original film, but he said he would be interested in making the sequel.

"We don't think we can make it as good. It would be really fun to do, so we might just try to make the craziest sequel you've ever seen. It could be terrible, but if they're going to pay us to do it, then why not, right?"

We'll be sure to keep you posted on any further details on an Anchorman sequel as soon as we have more information.